Architectural Gem of the Day: Casa Tolo, Portugal
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Shelter | Comments OffI came across this gorgeous design for a vacation home in northern Portugal this morning, and was absolutely inspired by its display of creativity, efficiency and relative affordability: The structure, designed by architect Alvaro Leite Size ...
Architectural Gem of the Day: Casa Tolo, Portugal
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Shelter | Comments OffI came across this gorgeous design for a vacation home in northern Portugal this morning, and was absolutely inspired by its display of creativity, efficiency and relative affordability: The structure, designed by architect Alvaro Leite Size ...
Old homes get smart
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Shelter | Comments OffSmart metering is coming. Within a decade, you’ll know exactly how much every flip of a switch or turn of a knob costs in monthly utility charges. By Adam Stein The Times profiles two British seaside towns on ...
Rehabbed Microhomes in Reno
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Shelter | Comments OffFor me, at least, the term microhomes usually calls to mind the boutique, super-fashionable and somewhat extremist end of sustainable housing. Now two women in Reno, Nevada are making it their business to put the trend ...
Casas Tristes (”Sad Houses”)
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Shelter | Comments OffI'm on the lookout for a new flat in Berlin again and i still have to recover from the discovery that prices have increased fast and implacably, at least in the Prenzlauerberg area. Which brought back ...
Casas Tristes (”Sad Houses”)
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Shelter | Comments OffI'm on the lookout for a new flat in Berlin again and i still have to recover from the discovery that prices have increased fast and implacably, at least in the Prenzlauerberg area. Which brought back ...